1997 Barcelona Dragons Roster
Team Record: 5-5
Finishing 2nd in the WLAF
Won Championship
Coach: Jack Bicknell (5-5)
Attendance: 75,170, Avg. 15,034 in 5 home dates
1997 Barcelona Dragons Results
The Barcelona Dragons of the World League of American Football ended the 1997 season with a record of 5 wins and 5 losses, finishing second in the WLAF.
Barcelona moved the ball well, scoring 236 points, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 209, most in the circuit. Jon Kitna threw for 2,448 yards. Tyree Davis snagged 43 passes for 738 yards. Bryce Burnett, Alfonzo Browning and Sheddrick Wilson each were targeted regularly, too.
Terry Wilburn carried the pigskin for a team-best 429 yards for the Dragons, and Jon Kitna additionally aided the ground game.
Carlos Brooks intercepted 6 opponent throws. La'Roi Glover sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times, part of an overall team total of 33 sacks.
Jack Bicknell coached the team. The 1997 Barcelona Dragons won the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Sami Alalampi | WR | July 27, 1973 | 6'1" | 203 | ||||
| 14 | Jesus Angoy | K | May 22, 1966 | 5'11" | 168 | 0 | |||
| 70 | Chris Banks | OG | April 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 300 | Kansas | Lexington, MO USA | ||
| 5 | Maurizio Barbotti | WR | August 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 190 | ||||
| 96 | Oliver Barnett | DE | April 9, 1966 | 6'3" | 288 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | ||
| 10 | Jeff Beckley | P | February 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 196 | Boston College | 0 | ||
| 75 | Luca Bellora | DT | January 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 279 | ||||
| 93 | Steve Brannon | DE | November 27, 1968 | 6'4" | 280 | Hampton | Hampton, VA | ||
| 30 | Carlos Brooks | DB | May 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 200 | Bowling Green | Hamilton, OH USA | ||
| 80 | Alfonzo Browning | WR | July 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 203 | Kentucky | San Francisco, CA | ||
| 89 | Bryce Burnett | TE | March 9, 1969 | 6'1" | 225 | San Jose State | |||
| 24 | Butler By'not'e | DB | September 29, 1972 | 5'9" | 190 | Ohio St. | St. Louis, MO USA | ||
| 72 | Robert Couch | OT | September 4, 1973 | 6'5" | 301 | Vanderbilt | Plainview, TX | ||
| 68 | Chris Dausin | C | December 18, 1969 | 6'4" | 285 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX | ||
| 84 | Tyree Davis | WR | September 23, 1970 | 5'9" | 175 | Central Arkansas | Altheimer, AR USA | 10 | 7 |
| Dante DePaola | DB | August 13, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | California | ||||
| 11 | Robert Dougherty | QB | December 18, 1972 | 5'9" | 170 | Boston | Visalia, CA | ||
| 97 | Mike Foley | DT | November 12, 1971 | 6'3" | 303 | New Hampshire | Worcester, MA | ||
| 85 | Andy Fuller | TE | September 8, 1974 | 6'4" | 275 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL | ||
| 99 | La'Roi Glover | DT | July 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 285 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 26 | Rogerick Green | DB | December 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 182 | Kansas St. | San Antonio, TX USA | ||
| 22 | Michael Hicks | RB | February 1, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | South Carolina St. | Barnesville, GA USA | ||
| 92 | Hugh Hunter | DE | June 19, 1972 | 6'2" | 260 | Hampton | Portsmouth, VA | ||
| 66 | Ivan Imbernon | LB | November 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 268 | ||||
| Jake Kelchner | QB | June 27, 1970 | 6'2" | 215 | West Virginia | Berwick, PA | |||
| 7 | Jon Kitna | QB | September 21, 1972 | 6'2" | 220 | Central Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 10 | |
| 56 | Vincent Landrum | LB | February 4, 1973 | 6'1" | 245 | McNeese State | |||
| 64 | Everett Lindsay | OG | September 18, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | Mississippi | Burlington, IA USA | ||
| 59 | Juan Long | LB | November 21, 1971 | 6'3" | 245 | Mississippi State | Tupelo, MS | ||
| 36 | Greg Malo | DB | October 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 187 | Western Washington | |||
| 78 | Emerson Martin | OG | May 6, 1970 | 6'3" | 302 | Catawba | Elizabethtown, NC USA | 10 | 10 |
| Diego Martos | LB | February 2, 1970 | 6'2" | 220 | |||||
| 1 | Marco Martos | WR | December 14, 1973 | 5'11" | 187 | Univ. de las Americas | Mexico City, Mexico | ||
| 29 | Thomas McGaughey | DB | May 8, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston | Chicago, IL | ||
| Tristan Moss | DB | November 22, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Western Michigan | Cincinnati, OH | |||
| 91 | Eric Naposki | LB | December 20, 1966 | 6'2" | 230 | Connecticut | New York, NY USA | ||
| Bruce Presley | RB | February 26, 1973 | 5'9" | 213 | Rutgers | ||||
| Carl Reeves | DE | December 17, 1971 | 6'4" | 270 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | |||
| 23 | Don Robinson | DB | May 27, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Kentucky | Richmond, VA | ||
| 62 | Tom Robsock | OG | December 1, 1971 | 6'5" | 275 | West Virginia | |||
| 52 | Willie Smith | LB | February 13, 1973 | 6'1" | 225 | Penn State | |||
| 77 | Deron Thorp | OT | August 31, 1973 | 6'8" | 330 | Nevada | Santa Clara, CA | ||
| 21 | Mark Washington | DB | April 16, 1973 | 5'9" | 190 | Rutgers | Temple Hills, MD | ||
| 28 | Terry Wilburn | RB | May 30, 1972 | 5'10" | 212 | South Carolina | |||
| 82 | Sheddrick Wilson | WR | November 23, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | LSU | Thomasville, GA USA | ||
| Joseph Wood | K | December 29, 1968 | 6'1" | 202 | Air Force | Newport Beach, CA | 0 | ||
| 55 | Ronnie Woolfork | LB | December 21, 1970 | 6'3" | 254 | Colorado | Detroit, MI | ||
| 20 | Michael Wright | DB | September 25, 1969 | 6'0" | 182 | Washington State | Seattle, WA |
